The guy playing White tied for the club champion at age 62. Not bad. I only beat him once, he beat me about 15 times. Considering chess is very much like learning a foreign language. The interesting thing about this game at this point is the tactics and momentum.
White's correct move is Bishop x b5 (takes the Pawn). Guards the Knight.
Black can play Pawn e4, uncovering an attack on the white Bishop by the Black Queen.
Nf4! The Black Pawn was preventing this move. If Queen x b5, then Knight x e6 and the next move is Queen x g7 checkmate. Black can't even really check because White's Rook is still on the 1st rank and the Black Queen can't check yet. Black's e6 Bishop is attacked as well. So the Black Queen CANNOT take the White Bishop on b5.
Black's e6 Bishop is being attacked. d5 or f5 doesn't really accomplish anything. Most other moves will lose the Bishop, so retreat to f7.
Rook b7! Black can check with the Rook on the 1st rank, but the White king will diagonally start walking toward it and nothing Black can do. The King will stay on the dark squares and the Black Queen can't do much because the White Knight is on f4. Black's Queen in this case is on the wrong color.
Queen f6. The only move.
Rook x f7! Loses the exchange to Black Queen x f7, White Queen x f7, Black King x f7 but the next White move is Bishop c4 check. Black's King now has to move away from protecting the g6 pawn and White can play Knight x g6 on the next move. Black can play either Bishop or Rook x b2 but White has the passed / protected a-pawn and also now a kingside Pawn majority. With Bishops of opposite colors, it's drawish but White will find a way to protect its e-Pawn and it will have at least 4 Pawns to 2. When the White e-Pawn is attacked, White can simply play e4, guarding the Bishop which is also now guarding the a and e Pawns. It's all but over, because the Bishops are opposite colors and Black can't do anything with his Bishop.
